I have spent the last two weeks on the beautiful Spanish island Mallorca in a town called Paguera and arrived back home last Saturday. Two weeks of rest, relaxation, fun, sun and drinking. I made some new friends and hope that we will keep in touch, the plans for grabbing a beer together later this year have already been made.

Since I have not had a proper vacation for 3 years, due to personal reasons, I was very glad I could escape my stuffy home and get a fresh perspective on things. The first few days I even had to learn to relax, quite a strange experience (alcohol helped a lot at this stage).
The hotel

I stayed at the Palmira Peguera hotel. The information provided at the check-in could have been a bit better, but the employees were very willing to help me out. There was a ‘internet corner’ which actually was one computer hooked to the internet, running Windows XP. (7 minutes of internet were priced at 0.50 cents, quite expensive) The food quality was mediocre, but sufficient, just stay away from the calamari. The rooms were clean and were cleaned every day, absolutely no problems there. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who wants to stay in Paguera, just do not expect too much from the food.
The town

Paguera (also called Peguera) is a town with a nice, yet small, collection of shops and bars. If you ‘really’ want to go shopping, you can take a bus to Palma and you will find anything you need. Paguera has a nice main street, 4 beaches (2 of them are the main beaches) and a nice scenery. If you just want to have a nice vacation without anything really fancy, this is the place to be.
The beach

The beaches are clean and the water is clear. In the main season, if there are a lot of people in the water, the water gets a little muddy (solution: go early in the morning or late in the afternoon). You can rent a beach parasol (3 euros) and two stretchers (each 3 euros) which really is worth the money. The guys who you pay for the beach parasol and stretchers also clean the beach and take out the garbage.
The nightlife

If you are fond of large discos, you will be disappointed. There are some clubs/discos, which was more than enough for me, since I’m more of a ‘bar’ guy. On my first day I found (IMHO) the best bar in Paguera and went there every night. We had loads of fun and I met some very interesting people there. Most of the bars close at 02.00 and the clubs are usually open until 06.00. If you ‘really’ want to go clubbing you can always take a cab to Palma, which costs about 40 euros (don’t forget the money to get you back home though).
It’s good to be back. I’ll try to get my normal rhythm back ASAP.